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= Introduction: Lesson 16 = Teacher Modeled: Read Aloud - // Japanese Cartoons Are Manga-nificent // (Students do not have the selection, therefore teacher’s need to make copies from the TE.)


 * 1) Underline the sentence in paragraph 1 that best summarizes the paragraph.
 * 2) Underline the words and phrases from paragraph 2 that describe what Manga looks like. Explain the author’s purpose for using these details?
 * 3) Circle the sentence in paragraph 4 that signals that Manga was going to be taken to the next level of popularity?

Title 1 is a realistic fiction story about a young boy writing his own comic books. Title 2 is an informational text about the history of comics.

= Student Outcomes: =

The following skills will be reinforced through close reading and questions: summarize, author’s purpose, analyzing visual information, and inferences
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 * =Title 1: "Lunch Money"= || =Title 2: //Zap! Pow!: A History of the Comics//= ||
 * =Questions:=
 * 1) After reading the first half of page 408, compare Greg’s comic books to regular comic books. What words did the author use to help you determine this?
 * 2) After reading page 408, how would you describe Greg?
 * 3) How do the visuals on page 408 and 409 relate to the important information found on these pages?
 * 4) On page 410 the author writes, “Reading a comic book wasn’t exactly the same as reading a regular book.” Explain this statement.
 * 5) Where did Greg develop his love of comic books? Cite two details from page 410 to support this. || = Questions:=
 * 6) Explain how the headings help the reader understand the selection.
 * 7) Under which heading would you find information about when comic books were very popular? Why did the author choose the title for the heading?
 * 8) The comic books were incredibly popular with soldiers during WWII. Explain why you think that was? ||

= Summative Questions: =

At the end of the selection, describe the reasons why Greg is proud.

Why would Greg, from “Lunch Money”, enjoy reading //Zap! Pow!: A History of the Comics//?

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